Postcode · South Lanarkshire

ML9 2GH area guide

Who lives in ML9 2GH, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Ashgill, Netherburn, Quarter and Glassford
Council: South Lanarkshire
Region: Scotland
Neighbourhood population: 1,669 (2024)

ML9 2GHSouth Lanarkshire

At a glance

What ML9 2GH is like

ML9 2GH is a postcode in the Ashgill, Netherburn, Quarter and Glassford area of South Lanarkshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,669 people. 87.9% of households own their home, 3.5% rent privately and 0.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 83.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Scotland.

Scores

How ML9 2GH compares

Headline figures for ML9 2GH, set against Scotland as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Scotland) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

50per 1,000

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in South Lanarkshire a year, against 57 across Scotland.

TransportMore

5.5/ 10

Good: 2 stations within a mile, 9 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

4 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where ML9 2GH differs most from the national average.

01
A young populationPositive
37.2% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19% across Scotland.
02
Few private renters
Only 3.5% of households rent privately, against 12.9% across Scotland.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
87.9% of households own their home, against 62.4% across Scotland.

Questions

ML9 2GH FAQs

Is ML9 2GH a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020, where 10 is the least deprived in Scotland. Transport connectivity scores 5.5 out of 10 (good).

Is ML9 2GH safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Police Scotland publishes crime by council area only. South Lanarkshire recorded 50 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2025-26, against 57 across Scotland.

Who lives in ML9 2GH?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 16.7% of residents. 87.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (36.6%).

Which council covers ML9 2GH?

The local authority for ML9 2GH is South Lanarkshire.

ML9 2GH comes under South Lanarkshire in Scotland. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is ML9 2GH?

Connectivity scores 5.5 out of 10.

There are 9 bus stops within 800m and 2 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 5.5 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Merryton Rail Station, 0.5 miles away.

Sources: Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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